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“One of patent attorney Matt Mitchell’s first clients invented a unique children’s toy and authored an accompanying book. After copyrighting the book and filing the patent application, the author/inventor honored Mitchell with a signed copy. “It was a satisfying feeling […]

A series of new laws take effect on July 1, 2014, which will impact physicians, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists and other health care professionals licensed under the Michigan Public Health Code. Changes to health care professional licensing statutes will increase the […]

Employer-sponsored group health plans have more work to do in conjunction with the requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”). On May 2, 2014, the government released updated COBRA and CHIPRA model notices, proposed COBRA regulations, and […]

Lowe’s and Home Depot have made DIY (Do It Yourself) projects a household name. Easy directions, helpful advice, and available materials make building a shed, planting a garden, or fixing the plumbing within reach of the average lay person. Of […]

Today, May 1st, is Law Day in the United States. Thus, it is an appropriate time for all of us to pause and consider the many privileges of living in a free society; privileges which we often take for granted, […]

In the wake of health care reform, health care providers face numerous challenges that require them to adopt sustainable continuous improvements that advance care for their patients, enhance health in their populations and reduce the growth of their expenditures. Accountable […]

Employer-sponsored health plans have a lot of work to do over the next couple of years to ensure continued compliance with HIPAA’s electronic transaction standards. HIPAA’s administrative simplification rules require a health plan to conduct certain electronic transactions in accordance […]

Employers are sometimes tempted to enter into agreements with each other under the terms of which they agree not to recruit or hire each other’s employees. The U.S. Department of Justice takes the position that such agreements can be per […]